Channel Islands vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Age dependency ratio, old

Channel Islands
31.1%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
8.2%
in 2025
Channel Islands rank
37th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
34th

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Channel Islands
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Channel Islands currently reports 31.1% against 8.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 22.9%.

That makes Channel Islands's figure about 3.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Channel Islands has been ahead every year.

Channel Islands ranks 37th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th of 218 countries.

Channel Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Channel Islands Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 20.6% 6.3% 14.4% Channel Islands
1970s 22.0% 6.5% 15.6% Channel Islands
1980s 21.6% 6.3% 15.4% Channel Islands
1990s 21.0% 6.4% 14.6% Channel Islands
2000s 21.8% 6.4% 15.3% Channel Islands
2010s 25.4% 6.8% 18.6% Channel Islands
2020s 29.7% 7.8% 21.8% Channel Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Channel Islands or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Channel Islands, at 31.1% against 8.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Channel Islands and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
22.9%, with Channel Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Channel Islands and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Channel Islands ranks 37th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.